Manama: The Ministry of Finance and National Economy released the Bahrain Economic Quarterly Report for Q2 2025 on its website www.mofne.gov.bh. The Kingdom of Bahrain's GDP grew by 2.5% in Q2 2025, driven by a 3.5% increase in non-oil activities, according to preliminary national accounts data released by the Information and eGovernment Authority.
According to Bahrain News Agency, in terms of real GDP, non-oil activities contributed 85.2% in Q2 2025. Among non-oil activities, Professional, Scientific, and Technical activities recorded the highest growth at 12.0%, followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade at 6.7%, and Real Estate activities at 4.7%. Accommodation and Food Services grew by 4.6%, Information and Communication by 3.6%, Construction by 2.7%, Financial and Insurance activities by 2.4%, and Manufacturing by 1.0%.
The report also highlighted a 5.4% year-on-year increase in foreign direct investment stock in Q2 2025, bringing the total to BHD 17.5 billion. The Kingdom continues to achieve notable progress in international economic and development indicators, reflecting the success of its economic diversification strategies and efforts to enhance the business environment.
Bahrain ranked first among Arab countries in the Law and Order Index, according to Gallup's Global Safety Report 2025, with 90% of those surveyed feeling safe at night, placing the Kingdom among the ten safest countries in the world. Additionally, Bahrain showed the greatest improvement in the North Africa and Western Asia region in the 2025 Global Innovation Index by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), climbing ten places.
Moreover, Bahrain ranked fifth globally in the Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment Performance Index 2025 by FDI Intelligence, and fifth in the Finance Skills Indicator according to the IMD World Talent Ranking 2025.